March 1, 2009

Forget Milan, the Action Is in Aspen, by Jessica Flint



Pull out your Prada snow gear and throw on your Tom Ford trapper: Aspen is hosting its first-ever Fashion Week, which starts on Sunday.  Besides apres-ski cocktail parties, there will also be in-store presentations throughout the village highlighting winter 2009 and 2010 collections from various lifestyle brands.  So if you are headed to the chicest ski town in the West, what should you make sure not to miss?  According to professional snowboarder and Olymic silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler, an Aspen native who also designs a super-fab Oakley outerwear line, "Go to Topper's restaurant and order the chicken cacciatore."  That's easy enough.  Now all you have to do is pull out your Louis Vuitton wallet and book your plane ticket.  (Here's a reccessionista tip: Southwest Airlines doesn't charge extra for ski baggage.)